Updated May 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
8475 University Parkway,
Pensacola FL 32514
91.11% estimated occupancy 1
Solaris Healthcare Pensacola is a large non-profit facility in Pensacola, Florida. This is an A rated facility, which is one of the best grades we offer. Even in a city of 12 other nursing homes, this facility stood out. Headlining this nursing home's remarkable report card is its inspection rating, which we will address in the next paragraph.
In addition to being a great facility overall, it also earned A+ inspections recently. Its inspections are nearly flawless. Inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This facility received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be major deficiencies. This tells you that CMS didn't deem any of the deficiencies to create an imminent risk to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.
This facility also was given a fine long-term care score. This actually is this facility's second best category score. In that category, this facility received a score of A. When nursing homes receive this kind of score in this category it is typically a good sign for resident care and suggests that the place is well-staffed with nurses aids. In addition to providing very impressive levels of nursing care, this facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 97.864075 percent of its patients. Vaccines are critical to keeping residents out of the hospital. This combination proved to be successful as this place was able to keep its patients out of the hospital. While it had 2.35 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, its risk adjusted score was better than most nursing homes due to it having some more complex patients.
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This nursing home also received a very impressive nursing grade. In that area, we awarded this facility a grade of A-. There are a number of subcategories included in this area. Many of the subcategories reflect the quantity of nurse staffing. This nursing home provided 4.2 hours of nursing care per patient per day, which is among the more impressive totals in the country. A significant percentage of those hours were provided by registered nurses, which are one of the most skilled levels of nurses. We are very impressed by both of these statistics. On top of looking at levels of nursing care, we also looked at a few quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. These include minimizing residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. We view these areas as good indicators of the quality of nursing care provided, since better care tends to reduce these problems.
Switching gears to the final category, this nursing home was awarded a highly favorable short-term care grade. We awarded it a grade of A- in that category, giving this facility straight A's. Short-term care ratings are based in part on the nursing home's quantity of skilled highly skilled professionals. This means a wide scope of services, spanning from registered nurses to physical and speech therapists, not to mention other types of therapy. This nursing home elevated its grade in this category by offering more care from registered nurses to its residents than the average facility. Lastly, we considered the percentage of patients who returned home from this nursing home. It outperformed most nursing homes in this area with 51.6 percent of its residents returning home. This is a better rate than most nursing homes.
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 9.04% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This tells you the percentage of patients that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin due to remaining in the same position for too long.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 2.8% of Patients had Serious Falls
This is the percent of patients that suffered from a major fall. Falls leading to major injury are routinely linked to lower quality nursing care. Better nursing care can minimize the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 1.81% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care residents that sustained UTI's. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be difficult to compare between facilities due to nursing homes having inconsistent reporting standards.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 11% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients who were prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, such as dementia. Sadly, in some cases, excessive reliance on these medications may indicate that a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 21.46% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This figure tells you the percent of long-term care patients taking antianxiety medications.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 2.43% of Patients
This is the percentage of residents who are demonstrating signs of depression. Increased rates of depression may be an indicator a less hospitable environment.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 95.03% of Patients
This is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients that received the pneumonia and flu vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines vital to patient care.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 13.16% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percentage of residents that needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 18.15% Percentage of Residents
This is the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Retaining mobility is usually a good sign for residents' health.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 1.59 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
This indicates the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the overall quality of long-term care.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 18.15 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of times residents are rehospitalized per thousand days of short-term resident care.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 9.19 Percentage of Patients
This datapoint is a measure of the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
In Solaris Healthcare Pensacola, 77.65% Percentage of Resident
This indicates the percentage of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of autonomy with activities of daily living usually correlates with superior rehabilitation.
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